Notice – Supplementary Information 2018-2020 Immigration Levels Plan

Following the tabling of the 2017 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration on November 1, 2017, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is pleased to release details on its 2018 multi-year Immigration Levels Plan. Canada will welcome 310,000 new permanent residents in 2018, 330,000 in 2019 and 340,000 in 2020.

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Includes admissions in the Caring for Children Class and the Caring for People with High Medical Needs Class, pilot programs that replaced the Live-in Caregiver Program in late 2014. Applications received under the legacy Live-in Caregiver Program will continue to be processed, with the final applications expected to be processed in 2019 or 2020.

There are currently two federal programs accepting new applications: the Start-Up Visa Program for Immigrant Entrepreneurs was created as a pilot program in 2013, and the Self-Employed Program, which targets persons with the experience and ability to contribute significantly to Canada. A small number of applications remain for processing in the Entrepreneur Program and the Federal Immigrant Investor Program which were canceled in 2014.

Under the Canada-Quebec Accord, Quebec has full responsibility for the selection of immigrants destined to Quebec (except Family Class and in-Canada refugee claimants). Targets will be adjusted as necessary.